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S. SOHEUER. CLASP FOR POCKET BOOKS.

No. 427,801. Patented May 13, 1890.

WITN E5 5 E5 MM INVENTEIF'\ A; W MXM UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SIMON SCHEUER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CLASP FOR POCKET-BOOKS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 427,801, dated May 13,1890. Application filed February 12, 1890. Serial No. 340,171. (Nomodel.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SIMON SOHEUER, of New York city, New York, haveinvented an Improved Clasp for Pocket-Books, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to a clasp or lock for pocket-books, satchels,traveling-bags, and similar articles which is operated without a spring.

The invention consists in the various features of improvement more fullypointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinalsection of my improved clasp, showing it applied to a pocket-book frame.Fig. 2 is a top view of the frame and clasp; Fig. 3,a top view of theframe with the clasp removed; Fig. 4, an end view of the frame andclasp, and Fig. 5 a similar view showing the parts in a differentposition.

The letters a a a represent the jaws of a pocket-book or similararticle. To one jaw a there is eccentrically pivoted by a pin 1) aboxclasp c. This clasp is open at the bottom and is substantiallypear-shapedthat is to say, it is provided with an extension whichprojects radially farther away from the pivot than the other parts ofthe clasp, as shown in Fig. 2.

Around the pivotrpin b, I place a tube d, which rests with its lower endupon the face of the jaw a. As the box-clasp is open at its bottom, thistube constitutes a bearing for the pivot and prevents the clasp fromassuming an irregular motion or from being bent out of a properhorizontal plane.

To each of the jaws a a is secured a beveled catch 6.

In use the clasp c is turned so as to bring its projection over thecatche of the jaw that is to be opened. Thus all obstruction is removedfrom the catch and the jaw can be swung outward (right-hand side, Fig.5.)

In closing the pocket-book the catches e are received by the clasp andthe latter is turned into the position shown in Fig. 2, so as to bringboth catches out of line with the extension of the clasp. Thus both sidejaws are properly locked to the central jaw. It is not necessary inclosing the book to first bring the extension over each catch 8, as suchcatches may be sprung in at any position of the clasp, owing to theirbeveled shape. Thus when the parts stand as in Fig. 4 the jaws may beclosed by a simple pressure against them.

hat I claim is- 1. The combination of a frame for pocketbooks, 850.,with an eccentrically-pivoted boxclasp open at its lower side,'and withcatches adapted to be received by such box-clasp, substantially asspecified.

2. The combination of a frame for pocketbooks, &c., with a box-claspopen at its lower side and provided with an extension which projectsradially farther away from the pivot than the other parts of the clasp,and with catches adapted to be received by suchclasp, substantially asspecified.

3. The combination of a frame for pocketbooks, &c., with an elongatedbox-clasp 0, open at its lower side, a pivot 1), upon which such claspturns, a tube d, surrounding the pivot, and beveled catches e, adaptedto be engaged by the clasp, substantially as specified.

SIMON SCHEUER.

Witnesses:

F. v. BRIEsEN, A. JONGHMANS.

